Northern Berrien County, Michigan
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2022 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Floods since 1996
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Periods of lake effect snow affected southwest Lower Michigan from March 16 to March 17th. The combination of periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds to 30 to 40 mph resulted in significant visibility reductions at times along with slick and snow covered roa…
High Wind High Wind
Automated station KBEH Benton Harbor.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A combination of system and lake enhanced snow Saturday night into Sunday morning, followed by a more organized lake effect snow phase Sunday afternoon through midday Monday. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 10 inches. A trained spotter in Saint Joseph, MI reported…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Bands of snow produced 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation during the early morning hours of February 6th. Snowfall rates briefly reached as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour in association with the heavier bands of snow. The morning commute was impacted with numerous slide-offs and …
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
A slow moving, lake effect snow band produced treacherous, nearly impossible travel due to intense snowfall rates and near zero visibility late January 25th into the morning hours of January 26th. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour were reported, with snowfall totals genera…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light system snow during the late afternoon and evening of January 18th was followed by bands of lake effect snow. The combination of west wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and the snowfall resulted in significant visibility reductions of less than one quarter of a mile at times due to …
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
A single band of heavy lake effect developed behind an arctic front during the morning hours of January 14th, becoming nearly stationary and intensifying during the late afternoon through early morning hours of January 15th. Snowfall rates of more than 2 inches per hour were repo…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A brief period of system snow during the early morning of December 29th was followed by lake effect snow showers from mid morning through the evening hours. Storm total snow accumulations ranged from 4 to 8 inches. A CoCoRAHS report of 4.4 inches was received from 2 miles southea…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy snow developed during the morning hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally ranging between 10 and 14 inches. There was a report of 13.5 inches 3 miles east …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Moderate to heavy lake effect snow fell from the afternoon on November 9th into the early morning hours of November 10th. Snowfall rates were briefly as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour with the heavier lake effect snow showers. Total snow accumulations ranged from 7 to 11 inches. …
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
Bands of heavy lake effect snow developed during the early morning hours of February 20th, especially between 5 am and 10 am EST in far northeast Berrien County. Snowfall rates of 2' per hour and near zero visibilities occurred with this heavy snow band. The lake effect snow show…
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
An arctic front plunged through during the evening hours on December 4th with bouts of heavy snow and wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. Near zero visibility and a flash freeze were reported. A transition to pure lake effect snow then took place on December 5th. The worst of the con…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Lake effect snow showers increased during the late morning of December 2nd and became heavy during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour were reported at times. Numerous slide-offs were reported. Another round of lake effect snow showers wit…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of snow and freezing rain overspread the area during the morning of January 22nd, before becoming mainly freezing rain during the afternoon and evening hours. Precipitation continued into the early morning hours of January 23rd, eventually changing over to rain. Ice accumul…
Lake-Effect Snow Lake-Effect Snow
Heavy lake effect snow with near zero visibility and intense snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour developed during the afternoon hours of January 19th. This dominant snow band did begin to weaken early January 20th. Snowfall totals ranged between 8 and 14 inches, with 10.2 re…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and a few school closings on January 25th. Snowfall generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches across the county.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic front brought sub-zero temperatures and strong wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph. This combination resulted in dangerous wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero from the early morning hours on December 23rd to the early morning hours on December 24th.
Blizzard Blizzard
A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to blizzard conditions at times from early Friday morning through early Saturday evening. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 8 to 14 inches. A trained spotter reported 9.1 inches of snow accumulation 1 mile west so…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy lake effect snow showers, temperatures falling into the teens, and gusty winds to 40 mph developed behind an arctic cold front late on November 19th into the early morning hours of November 20th. Near zero visibilities and intense 1 per hour snowfall rates were observed wit…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Another round of lake effect snow accumulated to between 2 and 6 inches, heaviest during the morning hours of November 18th when snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were briefly reported. Temperatures falling into the 20s, snow already on the ground, and gusty winds also all…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow accumulated to between 3 and 8 inches, heaviest inland near Paw Paw Lake. The heavy, wet nature to the snow led to some downed tree limbs and brief power outages. Roads become slick and snow covered in heavier snow bands, with reports…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snow fell during the evening hours of November 12th extending through much of the early morning hours of November 13th. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 9 inches. A public report of 8 inches of snow accumulation was received at 7 AM LST November 13th in Benton Harbor, MI. Th…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
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